ST. DAVID’S CHURCH CHRIST CHURCH WITH THE
THE CHAPEL OF ST. BASIL
THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Proper 9 9th July, 2017 Rector: The Rev’d Canon Noel A. Burke, M.A. Tel. No.: 435-4272 E-mail: nburke@anglican.bb Associate: The Very Rev’d William G. St. C. Dixon, CBE, MA [Dean Emeritus of the St. Michael Cathedral] Tel. No.: 427-3169 E-mail: spod@caribsurf.com
ORDER OF THE HOLY MASS THE ENTRANCE RITE
Introit Hymn 270 General Sentence Acclamation Collect for Purity Kyries Gloria In Excelsis The Collect:
Come down O love divine Page 100 Page 101 Page 101 Page 102 Page 102 Page 175
THE LITURGY OF THE WORD 1st Reading: Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67 Psalm 45:10-18 Page 526 The Epistle: Romans 7:15-25a Gradual Hymn 535 O for a heart to praise my God THE HOLY GOSPEL: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 The Sermon The Nicene Creed Page 106 Intercession C Page 108 Act of Penitence & Absolution Page 123 The Greeting of Peace Page 124 THE LITURGY OF THE SACRAMENT Offertory Hymn 213. A safe stronghold our God is still Presentation of the Offering Page 126 The Sursum Corda Page 126 Common Preface Page 128 “Therefore we praise you” Page 131 Sanctus et Benedictus Qui Venit Page 131 Consecration Prayer B Page 135 The Lord’s Prayer Page 144 The Breaking of Bread Page 145 The Invitation Page 147 Administration of Holy Communion 593 I am not worthy, Holy Lord 625 We come as guests invited 627 We pray thee heavenly Father Post Communion Prayer Page 148 THE DISMISSAL RITE The Blessing Page 151 Notices and Announcements Recessional 363 Angel voices ever singing
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LECTORS & INTERCESSORS AT MASS TODAY 6:15am
7:45am
8:30 a.m.
1st Reading
Christa Thornhill
Annette Bradshaw
Gloria McCollin
The Epistle
Charles Leacock
Jonathan Sealy
Lana Armstrong
Intercession
Glynn Wellington
Ingred Durant
Akira Evanson
THE COLLECT: PROPER 9
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THE FIRST READING: READER:
A Reading from the Word of God written in Genesis Chapter 24 beginning at the 34th verse.
So he said, "I am Abraham's servant. The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become wealthy; he has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female slaves, camels and donkeys. And Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master when she was old; and he has given him all that he has. My master made me swear, saying, 'You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live; but you shall go to my father's house, to my kindred, and get a wife for my son.’ "I came today to the spring, and said, 'O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if now you will only make successful the way I am going! I am standing here by the spring of water; let the young woman who comes out to draw, to whom I shall say, "Please give me a little water from your jar to drink,” and who will say to me, "Drink, and I will draw for your camels also" --let her be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my master's son.’ "Before I had finished speaking in my heart, there was Rebekah coming out with her water jar on her shoulder; and she went down to the spring, and drew. I said to her, 'Please let me drink.’ She quickly let down her jar from her shoulder, and said, 'Drink, and I will also water your camels.' So I drank, and she also watered the camels. Then I asked her, 'Whose daughter are you?' She said, 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' So I put the ring on her !3
nose, and the bracelets on her arms. Then I bowed my head and worshiped the LORD, and blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me by the right way to obtain the daughter of my master's kinsman for his son. Now then, if you will deal loyally and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, so that I may turn either to the right hand or to the left.” And they called Rebekah, and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" She said, "I will.” So they sent away their sister Rebekah and her nurse along with Abraham's servant and his men. And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, "May you, our sister, become thousands of myriads; may your offspring gain possession of the gates of their foes.” Then Rebekah and her maids rose up, mounted the camels, and followed the man; thus the servant took Rebekah, and went his way. Now Isaac had come from Beer-lahai-roi, and was settled in the Negeb. Isaac went out in the evening to walk in the field; and looking up, he saw camels coming. And Rebekah looked up, and when she saw Isaac, she slipped quickly from the camel, and said to the servant, "Who is the man over there, walking in the field to meet us?" The servant said, "It is my master." So she took her veil and covered herself. And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent. He took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. Reader: ALL:
Here ends the Reading Thanks be to God.
Psalm 45:10-18.
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THE EPISTLE READER:
A Reading from the Word of God written in Romans Chapter 7 beginning at the 15th verse.
I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Now if I do what I do not want, I agree that the law is good. But in fact it is no longer I that do it, but sin that dwells within me. For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot do it. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do. Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I that do it, but sin that dwells within me. So I find it to be !4
a law that when I want to do what is good, evil lies close at hand. For I delight in the law of God in my inmost self, but I see in my members another law at war with the law of my mind, making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members.Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! Reader: ALL:
Here ends the Reading Thanks be to God.
THE HOLY GOSPEL The Lord be with you. And also with you. A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew Glory to Christ our Saviour. Jesus said, ”But to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another, 'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.’ For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon’; the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.” At that time Jesus said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. "Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
The Gospel of Christ Praise to Christ our Lord !5
From the Notebook of the Dean Emeritus Greetings: The One Holy Catholic Apostolic Church recently celebrated the feast of St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles on June 29. The story of St. Peter as recounted in the Gospels is so familiar that there can be no need to retrace it here in detail. We know that he was a Galilean, that his original home was at Bethsaida, that he was married, a fisherman and that he was the brother of the Apostle St. Andrew. His name was Simon. But our Lord on first meeting him told him that he should be called Cephas, the Aramaic equivalent of the Greek word whose English form is Peter (Rock). No-one who reads the new Testament can be blind to the pre-dominant role which is everywhere accorded to him among the immediate followers of Jesus. It was he who as spokesman of the rest made the sublime profession of faith (Thou art the Christ the Son of the Living God). Not less familiar is the story of Peter’s denial of his Master in spite of the warning he had previously received. The very fact that his fall is recorded by all four evangelists with a fullness of detail which seemed out of proportion to the relative insignificance and the incidence of our Saviour’s passion. It is in itself a tribute to the position which St. Peter occupied among his fellows. After the Ascension you still find St. Peter everywhere taking a leading role. Almost all that we know for certain about the later life of St. Peter is derived from the Acts of the Apostles and from slight allusions in his own epistles and those of St. Paul. Of special importance is the account of the conversion of the centurion Cornelius. For this raised the question of the continuance of the rite of circumcision and the mainte!6
nance of the prescription of the Jewish Law in such matters as food and intercourse with the Gentiles. The passion of St. Peter took place in Rome during the reign of Nero (AD 64-68) but no written account of it (if there was such a thing) has survived. According to an old unverifiable tradition he was confined in the Manertine prison where the Church of San Pietro in Carcere now stands. Tertullian died (in 225) says that the Apostle was crucified and Usedius adds on the authority of Origen that by his own desire he suffered head downwards (upside down). The place has always been believed to be the gardens of Nero which saw so many scenes of terror and glory at this time. The at one time generally accepted tradition that St. Peter’s Pontificate lasted 25 years is probably no more than a deduction based upon inconsistent chronological data. The joint Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul seems always to have been kept at Rome on June 29 and Duchesne considers that the practice goes back to at least the time of Constantine but the celebration in the East was commonly assigned to December 28. I have a tremendous attachment to St. Peter’s Parish Church having served as a Seminarian there, was ordained priest there nearly 42 years ago (August 6, 1975) the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and baptized our second daughter CherriAnn Michelle on All Saints’ Day, November 1, 1975 in the Parish Church of St. Peter.
Your friend and priest, William G. St. C. Dixon, CBE, MA (The Very Rev’d) Associate Priest
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From the Seminarian’s Desk Shalom Alecheim, (Peace be unto you) I wish to express sincere thanks to Canon Noel Burke and the Parochial Church Council of St David’s Church for the opportunity of serving my seminarian assignment at St David’s Church for the past academic year. Thanks also for your kind consideration of the gift presented to me on my final Sunday in the parish it will truly assist me as I prepare for the ordained ministry. My time here has been salutary and I count it as a privilege to have been attached to St David in my final year as a student at Codrington College. I wish to thank Canon Burke on two accounts. The first is for affording me the opportunity to witness the class room come alive not only within the four walls of the church but also by way of visitations to the hospital and homes as well as exposure to national services and events such as Barbados’ fiftieth Independence Anniversary service and Cenotaph. The second relates to family life. One of the most asked question during retreats at seminary is, “how does the priest balance family life and ministry?” I must admit that most attempts at answering that question have come across as evasive and so I say thanks Canon and Mrs Burke, Julie-Ann and Margaret, for allowing me to be a part of your family. Needless to say that I didn’t have to ask Canon any questions about the “balancing act” as the saying proves appropriate in this context “experience (was) the best teacher.”. To the congregation, I am appreciative for all of our warm exchanges during and after each service. For your words of encouragement, constructive criticisms and promised prayers and - I am truly thank!8
ful. I must make mention of the little ones as well, those I met in Sunday School as well as young Master Ephraim and little Miss Neriba who befriended me quite organically, I look forward to hearing great things about all of you in the near future. Special thanks to Mr Tyrone Squires who transported me to church almost every Sunday morning from Codrington College to St David. To Dr Jo-Anne Braithwaite and family who also assisted in transporting me, most notably, my very first Sunday- a very rainy morning to remember; thank you kindly. I can’t forget Julie-Ann and Margaret who also made their journey to Codrington to collect a brother -thank you ladies. To Mrs Cynthia Reid, Mrs Muriel Niles and Mrs Joan Bradford who hosted me for lunch I am forever indebted. Much appreciated ladies, my bond with each of you became even more special as we are forever linked by our sharing of mutual friends and fellow Anglicans across the CPWI. This bespeaks the power of the Eucharist in drawing us together as a people despite the waters which separate us geographically. On that note I wish to end with the verse of a hymn by Mr Bryan Wren; “As Christ breaks bread and bids us share, Each proud division ends The one who made us, now makes us one, And strangers become friends.” Until we meet again, all the best and every blessing. Darren Carlos
Seminarian (North Eastern Caribbean & Aruba-{NECA})
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NOTICES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK 9th Decosie Greene. 13th Krystle Clarke 14th Cosmo Armstrong, Pauline Ifill, Denise Nicholls WEDDING ANNIVERSARY We celebrate with Jasmine and Grantley Taylor on their wedding anniversary, on the 12th of July. WE PRAY THIS WEEK FOR Evelyn “Brandy” Taylor, Cherie Tempro, Pamela Toppin, Deighton Whitney, April Williams, Jean Williams, Jennifer Williams, Peter Williams, Anne Wiltshire, Vita Yarde SUMMER DAY CAMP The Summer Day Camp will be held from August 14th 25th, 2017 in the church hall for children ages 4 years old to 16+. The Director will be Mr. Ricky Ifill who will be assisted by parishioners from various organizations in the church. The theme is the 5th Mark of Mission with an emphasis on the environment and learning to grow our own food. We welcome the assistance of persons who have some time to spare! MEN’S FELLOWSHIP The Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday, July 15th, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. in the church hall. The 40th Anniversary of the Men’s Fellowship will be celebrated on Sunday, July 16th, 2017 at 7:45 a.m. Mass. We wish to thank all those who attended the recent presentation. HEALTH GUILD The Annual Bus Ride will be held on Sunday, September 3rd, 2017. The destination is Bathsheba, St. Joseph and admission is Adults $25.00 and children under 12 years $15.00. GRAND DIOCESAN BAZAAR The Grand Diocesan Bazaar will be held on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Banks Playing Field. Tickets are available from Mrs. Muriel Niles. !10
HEALTH CORNER: BY SOPHIA MARSHALL, Ph.d MANAGING YOUR CHOLESTEROL We are now well aware that too much ‘bad’ cholesterol (LDL) can lead to cardiovascular disease. Fortunately, they are ways of lowering your cholesterol and your risk of heart disease and stroke. Your situation may be such that your doctor prescribes medication to help lower your cholesterol. Whether or not this is the case, lifestyle changes are vital to improving your cholesterol levels and overall health. GET ACTIVE Become physically active! You can lower your cholesterol by doing 40 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity aerobic exercise 3 to 4 times a week. Take a friend, spouse or even a work colleague and take a brisk walk on evenings or mornings. Go dancing or riding but find something that you enjoy! EAT FOR A HEALTHY HEART Start following a heart-healthy diet. Modify your meals to include more fruits, vegetables, nuts, whole grains, fish and low-fat dairy products. Reduce your intake of red meat and high-sugar foods. QUIT SMOKING Yes, quit smoking because it can lower ‘good’ cholesterol (HDL) and raise the level of triglycerides (type of fat) in your blood. Cigarettes contain acrolein, a chemical compound, which is believed to interfere with the function of HDL. This results in more accumulation of fat in the bloodstream and throughout the body. EDUCATE YOURSELF Learn about the fats that increase ‘bad’ cholesterol levels and this will assist you in making informed decisions when grocery shopping. Pay attention to the nutrition labels on the food items that you buy. Labels are supposed to be a source of vital information and are not just for decoration. Research any words that you don’t understand by using the internet or reading books. Let’s start today to make these lifestyle changes and aim for better health!
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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH ST. DAVID Holy Mass & Sermon Solemn Mass & Sermon Sunday School
Today
6:15am 7:45am
ST. BASIL
8:30am
Said Mass & Sermon Sunday School
Monday
5:30pm
Line dancing
Tuesday
9:30am Bible Study CHOIR HOLIDAY
Wednesday
7:00pm
Friday
10:00am
NEXT SUNDAY: ST. DAVID 6:15am 7:45am 10:00am ST. BASIL
8:30am
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